Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951
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The Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951 is a German federal law that regulates the creation, awarding, and wearing of official titles, orders, and decorations in the Federal Republic of Germany.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951 canonical | 1 |
| Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1957 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T153213 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951 Context triple: [Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, legalBasis, Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951]
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A.
Life Peerages Act 1958
The Life Peerages Act 1958 is a UK law that modernized the House of Lords by allowing the creation of life peers, significantly reshaping its composition and role.
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B.
New Year Honours
The New Year Honours are annual awards announced at the start of each year in the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth realms to recognize individuals for outstanding achievements and service.
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C.
British honours system
The British honours system is the formal framework through which the United Kingdom recognizes individuals for outstanding achievement, service, or bravery with titles, orders, and decorations.
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D.
Order of the British Empire
The Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry that recognizes contributions to the arts, sciences, charity, and public service, comprising several ranks including both civil and military divisions.
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E.
Order of the Bath
The Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry, founded in 1725, awarded for distinguished service to the Crown in military or civil capacities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951 Target entity description: The Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951 is a German federal law that regulates the creation, awarding, and wearing of official titles, orders, and decorations in the Federal Republic of Germany.
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A.
Life Peerages Act 1958
The Life Peerages Act 1958 is a UK law that modernized the House of Lords by allowing the creation of life peers, significantly reshaping its composition and role.
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B.
New Year Honours
The New Year Honours are annual awards announced at the start of each year in the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth realms to recognize individuals for outstanding achievements and service.
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C.
British honours system
The British honours system is the formal framework through which the United Kingdom recognizes individuals for outstanding achievement, service, or bravery with titles, orders, and decorations.
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D.
Order of the British Empire
The Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry that recognizes contributions to the arts, sciences, charity, and public service, comprising several ranks including both civil and military divisions.
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E.
Order of the Bath
The Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry, founded in 1725, awarded for distinguished service to the Crown in military or civil capacities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German federal law
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statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
decorations
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federal decorations for bravery ⓘ federal orders of merit ⓘ honorary titles awarded by the federal government ⓘ official titles ⓘ orders ⓘ |
| country |
West Germany
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surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
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| defines |
conditions for conferral of federal orders
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rules for wearing German federal decorations ⓘ use of official titles in Germany ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
Bundestag
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surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany legislature
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| hasPurpose |
to regulate the lawful use of titles and decorations in Germany
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to standardize the German federal honours system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Germany ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| legalArea |
administrative law
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public law ⓘ |
| partOf | German honours law ⓘ |
| regulates |
awarding of decorations
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awarding of official titles ⓘ awarding of orders ⓘ creation of decorations ⓘ creation of official titles ⓘ creation of orders ⓘ wearing of decorations ⓘ wearing of official titles ⓘ wearing of orders ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
honours system of Germany
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state awards ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951 Description of subject: The Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951 is a German federal law that regulates the creation, awarding, and wearing of official titles, orders, and decorations in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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legalBasis
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Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951
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Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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legalBasis
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Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951
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this entity surface form:
Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1957